Hairpin holder



Patented Sept. 6, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAIRPIN HOLDER" Margaret Farnsworth, banana, Calif. Application November 2, 1946, Serial No. 707,497

3 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements inhairpin holders, and more particularly to a dispensing and spreading support for hairpins and the like.

An object of my invention is to provide a novelhairpin holder embodying a rotatable tray having means at its outer edge for holding a number of bobbie pins in spread apart positions.

Another object of my invention is to provide a novel hairpin holder of the kind characterized, embodying a rotatable disc-like hairpin support having means at its periphery for holding a number of bobbie pins in outwardly projecting spread apart positions in which they may be individually removed as needed.

A further object of my invention is to provide an improved bobbie pin holder embodying novel means for holding a number of such hairpins in spread apart positions, thereby makin it convenient for a hairdresser to remove the pins as they are needed and easily hold them in spread positions while engagement is made with a persons hair.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will be apparent as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction and arrangement of parts as hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes can be made within the scope of the claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a hairpin holder embodying my invention; and

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawin the numeral l designates a base or support of suitable shape and construction. Rotatably mounted on the base as at 2 is a circular disc-like member 3 having a substantially concave upper surface which may be used as a tray for supporting a number of bobbie pins or other small objects. The under side of the member 3 is formed with a circular shoulder 4 which is arranged in concentric relation to the periphery of the said member. The shoulder 4 provides an abutment for an end of one of the shanks of each bobbie pin A, and the said shoulder is so positioned with respect to the periphery of the disc-like member that the looped portions of the bobbie pins project outwardly for a substantial distance beyond the said periphery. The under side of the disc-like member from the shoulder 4; to the periphery of the said member is formed with an annular inclined surface as at 5,

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thereby contributing to the spread of the shanks of a bobbie pin when the latter is mounted on the sai'd member, as will be later described.

The upper side of the disc-like member is formed with an annular ridge, as at 6, near the periphery of the said member, the said ridge being arranged in-qoverlying relation to the inclined annular surface 5. The annular ridge 6 is located at the outer extremitie's of the concave upper surface of the disc-like member 3, and at uniformly spaced intervals grooves 1 are formed in the said ridge. The grooves tend to converge toward the center of the disc-like member, and each of said grooves is of sufiicient width to receive a shank of a bobbie pin. The lower edge of each groove is slightly inclined in an opposite direction with respect to the inclined lower surface 5, thereby causing the upper and lower shanks of a bobbie pin to gradually separate as the said pin is moved inwardly to a position where the shoulder 4 is engaged by the end of the lower shank. The lower edge of each groove 1 is sufficiently spaced from the underlying inclined surface 5 of the disc-like member 3 to maintain the shanks of the bobbie pins in spread apart positions, thereby making it possible for a person using a bobbie pin to simultaneously grasp both shanks thereof at opposite sides and hold them in the same spread positions while the said pin is inserted into the hair. When removing 3, bobbie pin the shanks thereof can be spread apart to any suitable extent by pressing the looped end thereof downwardly while at the same time maintaining the end of the lower shank in abutting relationship with respect to the shoulder 4.

The grooves 1 being arranged circularly on the disc-like member 3 provide means for maintaining a number of bobbie pins or the like in spread positions where they can be individually removed as they are needed. A hair dresser may easily rotate the disc-like member 3 to bring the bobbie pins into positions where they can be conveniently grasped by her fingers and removed.

The disc-like member 3 may be secured rigidly to the base I if desired, and While it is preferable to mount the said member in a substantially horizontal position other arrangements may also be made to suit the convenience of the user.

What I claim is:

1. In a hair pin holder, a supporting structure, a substantially circular member mounted on the structure, said member havin an inclined annular surface at one side near the periphery of the member and an annular overlying ridge at its opposite side, the said ridge having a series of circularly arranged grooves for receiving shanks of a number of hair pins, the said inclined surface and the closed sides of the grooves being spaced sufficiently to hold the opposing shanks of the hair pins in spread positions, and the said inclined surface being bounded at its inner edge by an annular shoulder arranged to engage with the end of a shank of each hair pin, whereby the looped portion of each of said hair pins may be held in outwardly projectin positions'with respect to the periphery of the circular member.

2. A hair pin holder comprising a substantially fiat circular member having an annular ridge on one side near its periphery, a plurality of open grooves for preventing the relative displacement of a number of hair pins, the said grooves being arranged in substantially spaced relation in the 4 and a substantially circular disc-like member mounted on the structure, the said member having an inclined upper surface at its outer edge portion for spreading the shanks of a plurality of hairpins removably placed on the said outer edge portion of the said member, and the said member having a substantially circular abutment on its lower side arranged in substantially concentric relation to the outer edge of the said member, the said abutmentbeing arranged to engage with a shank of each of the hairpins placed on the outer edge portion of the said member, whereby the looped portions of said hairpins may be maintained in a substantially uniform spaced relationship to the outer edge of the member.

MARGARET FARNSWORTH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 321,265 White June 30, 1885 2,176,052 Beyer Oct. 17, 1939 2,226,237 Cooper Dec. 24, 1940 2,230,394 Young Feb. 4, 1941 2,441,947 Welch May 25, 1948 

